PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY- Part I

TERMINOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

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TERMINOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins

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TERMINOLOGY & CLASSIFICATION OF PETROLEUM
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

Table for division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.

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organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts Table for
division of Petroleum & Related materials into various classes:

Natural materials Manufactured materials Derived materials

Petroleum Wax Oils

Mineral wax Asphalt Resins
Asphalt or bitumen Tar Asphaltenes
Asphaltite Pitch Carbenes
Asphaltoid Synthetic crude oil Carboids
Bituminous rock

Natural materials:

Petroleum & the equivalent term “crude oil” cover a wide assortment of materials consisting of
- mixtures of hydrocarbons
- other compounds containing variable amounts of sulfur, nitrogen & oxygen with varying
volatility, specific gravity, & viscosity.
- organically combined metals in heavier oils such as vanadium & nickel in amounts upto
thousands of ppm.

- upto
thousands of ppm.

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